Hispanic Civilization: Continuity and Change

Catalog description

Through this course students will enhance their understanding of Latin American and Spanish cultures and histories until 1800. With a transatlantic approach, the class will examine critical cultural aspects that define Spain and Latin America. These include: nomenclature and perceptions of the Spanish-speaking world (Iberian, Hispanic, Latinx); religious and ethnic diversity in the Peninsula; pre-1492 indigenous peoples in Latin America; the project of progress of the Renaissance; the ?Black Legend?; Colonial Latin America, and the decline of the Spanish Empire.